Holder for textile painting



Dec. 27, 1955 c. F. WANDELL, JR 2,728,156

HOLDER FOR TEXTILE PAINTING Filed May 5, 1953 J:\ mmi- 'I H'IHMIT Unite States Patent 1 2,728,156 HULDER FOR TEXTILE PAINTING Clarence F. Wandell, Jr., Oklahoma City, Ukla. Application May 5, 1953, Serial No. 353,282 2 Claims. (Cl. 414) The present invention relates to a holder for textile painting and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts herein described and claimed.

Generally the invention comprises the provision of a novel holder whereby portions of a textile sheet may be quickly and easily mounted and held in position for the application of paint or the like to such held portion. The device is particularly useful for applying paint to decalcomania figures which have been applied in conventional manner to the fabric. The paint may be applied in any well known manner such as by a brush, by finger painting or by the use of Tri Chem Pens, the latter devices being conventional paint tubes containing paints of varying colors and having ball-point applicators mounted in the tips thereof. The device itself consists essentially of a relatively thick flat-surfaced circular block of plywood or the like upon which is mounted a pad of blotting paper or similar material. The lateral edges of the pad are turned down and pressed laterally inwardly against the circular periphery of the block by a resiliently tensioned removable circular retaining hoop.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet effective and efiicient in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel device for the holding of textiles during the painting thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in a device of the character set forth, a novel backing block arrangement forming a part of the invention.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a device of the character set forth, a novel backing sheet forming a part of the invention.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification taken in conjunction with the drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a block forming a part of the invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a backing sheet of absorbent material forming a part of the invention,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a sheet of fabric having imposed thereon a decalcomania pattern,

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the fabric held in position by a hoop forming a part of the invention,

Figure 5 is a plan view, somewhat enlarged, of an embodiment of the invention shown with a fabric sheet mounted therein,

Figure 6 is an enlarged side elevational view of Figure 5, and

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 77 of Figure 5.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown therein a device of the character set forth com prising a fiat-surfaced circular backing block 10 preferably formed of plywood but which may be formed of any other suitable rigid material of appreciable thickness. A circular piece of resilient absorbent material 11, preferably formed of blotting paper or the like is provided with a downwardly turned marginal edge portion 12 and with a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially extending slots 13 which are formed in and extend through the marginal edge portion 12. The peripherally slotted portion containing slots 13 permits the circular sheet 11 to be initially formed from flat sheet stock with a continuous central portion adapted to extend over and completely 2,728,156 i atented Dec. 27, 1955 cover one of the flat surfaces of the backing block 10. The individual segments between adjacent slots 13 may then be turned down to form the marginal edge portion 12 which may be pressed against the side of block 10 to hold the circular sheet 11 in position as described below.

There is also provided a resilient retaining hoop, generally designated at 14, and which consists essentially of a metallic band 15 having rolled edges 16 and whose ends overlap and are connected by means of a helical tension spring 17 which spring is connected to the end portions of the band 15 by means of hooks 18 formed in the end portions of such band.

In operation, it will be apparent that the resilient sheet 11 may be superposed over the block 10 in such manner that its central portion extends continuously over a flat face of the block 10 and its peripherally slotted portion which forms the marginal edge 12 which is turned down over and abuts against the circular side of the block 10 whereupon a sheet 20 of textile fabric may be placed over the sheet 11 and the hoop 14 then forced downwardly over the fabric 24), the pad 11 and block 10 to thus securely hold a portion of the fabric 20 in such manner that it presents a firmly backed taut surface. The fabric 20 may previously be provided with figures 21 by decalcomania impressions or any other suitable method. Paint may then be applied to the figures 21 through the use of ballpoint application such as Tri Chem Pens, by so-called finger painting or by the conventional brush method.

It will also be apparent that the pad 11, being formed of resilient material such as blotting paper or the like, will permit the fabric 20 likewise to yield somewhat as the paint is applied thereto and that this feature is par ticularly desirable when using collapsible tube or similar applicators of the ball-point type such as is illustrated, for example, in broken lines in Figure 7 of the drawing. Since too great resilience is not desired, it will be apparent that the block 10 forms a substantial flat-surfaced support for the resilient sheet 11 and the fabric superposed thereover.

While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many minor modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A holding device for textile painting, comprising: a fiat-surfaced disc-shaped backing block; a peripherally slotted backing member of absorbent sheet material hav-- ing a central portion which extends continuously over one of said flat surfaces of said backing block with said slotted portion turned down around the periphery thereof; and a resiliently tensioned hoop-shaped retaining member removably encircling the periphery of said block and pressing said turned down portion of said backing member into lateral engagement with the periphery of said block for holding said central portion of said backing member against said fiat surface, whereby a sheet of fabric may be removably secured between said hoopshaped retaining member and said turned down portion of said back member, said fabric being frictionally held taut over said central portion of said absorbent backing member by the tension of said retaining member with said fabric supported and firmly backed by said flat surface of said block.

2. A holding device according to claim 1, wherein said absorbent sheet material is blotting paper.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 352,769 Moon Nov. 16, 1886 685,511 Gardner Oct. 29, 1901 989,597 Gibbs Apr. 18, 1911 

